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but of course a tremendoustreme dilemma for china and the united states before hillary clinton arrives. unless they do find an agreement, there will be nothing routine about her visit here. >> ramps up an eye on the secretary of state's visit. thousa thousand back to home and politics. romney campaign accusing obama of playing politics withh killfosa n laen th n afeurg bl clto ta a lk. s ny e.l. h gothe dt but he reasoned. he took the harder and more honorable path. and the one that produced in my win i don't know the best result. >> that ad then goes on to suggest mitt romney might not have gotten bin laden. p the romney campaign says it goes too far. >> this is one of the reasons president obama has become one of the most divisive presidents in american history. he took something that w a unifying ent for allmicans d he' maned to rntnt a vivearsapotil ta. t'al rebthis you.olicporel republicans accuse the president of really spiking the football on this will. is that far? no pictures of the president with a accomplish accomplished banner waving behind him and isn't that the main reaso
but of course a tremendoustreme dilemma for china and the united states before hillary clinton arrives. unless they do find an agreement, there will be nothing routine about her visit here. >> ramps up an eye on the secretary of state's visit. thousa thousand back to home and politics. romney campaign accusing obama of playing politics withh killfosa n laen th n afeurg bl clto ta a lk. s ny e.l. h gothe dt but he reasoned. he took the harder and more honorable path. and the one that...
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>> the only thing my dad will talk about is making sure we reelect the president of the united states in november. that's the o.j. thing we're talking about in our hose old and that's the o.j. thing i'm focused ond and my father is focused on, making sure that we reelect the president. this country is in a much better place because of the work this president has done and it will be in a greater place laying a foundation for really moving this country forward. that's what i know my dad is focused on. it's the only thing i can get him focused on. >> your estimate ---e es-es es- if he came to you and said i need your help, you would support him? >> it's the only thing i'm focused on. >> you're like keanu reeves in "the matrix" working around these questions. >> it's the truth, the only thing i can get him to focus on is this and that's the only this evening i want him to be focused on. he's out there doing it every day and he'll continue to do it. >> thank you, sir. >> we'll show you a live look as the shuttle enterprise goes to its final resting spot at the naval museum. it's now roughl
>> the only thing my dad will talk about is making sure we reelect the president of the united states in november. that's the o.j. thing we're talking about in our hose old and that's the o.j. thing i'm focused ond and my father is focused on, making sure that we reelect the president. this country is in a much better place because of the work this president has done and it will be in a greater place laying a foundation for really moving this country forward. that's what i know my dad is...
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states. that's why i'm trying to do something about it. >> it really is a pleasure to have you here with us today touching on that 1992 contest. clearly, the most at ease was bill clinton. >> i heard pundits talking about what may happen today and i don't believe anybody knows. the best laid plans of the campaigns, who knows what's going to happen. jim lehrer's questions may alter the course of events. we don't know if romney's going to get to use his zingers. we don't know if obama's going to press the 47% issue. i don't think anybody knows what's going to happen. >> as a moderator, not only did you make history, you had to walk a very line, but what sort of pitfalls do moderators have to be wary of? >> well, you have, you can't, you can't think about what people are going to say about you. i tried to do my job as a good journalist, to be fair and to be objective and to be professional. and to seek the truth. i employed those attributes as a reporter and despite how professional i thought it
states. that's why i'm trying to do something about it. >> it really is a pleasure to have you here with us today touching on that 1992 contest. clearly, the most at ease was bill clinton. >> i heard pundits talking about what may happen today and i don't believe anybody knows. the best laid plans of the campaigns, who knows what's going to happen. jim lehrer's questions may alter the course of events. we don't know if romney's going to get to use his zingers. we don't know if...
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it just doesn't make sense to accuse the united states of america, the president of the united states, the secretary of state of a cover-up when we lost our people. this is about as close to an accusation of treason that i've ever heard. i don't think the american people are over our mourning, rather than find out what the people on the ground really knew. when you have an ambassador to the united nations coming before the american people and saying over and over the best intelligence we have is that it's connected with this motion picture and that was not good intelligence soon as they got it, they reported it. >> how does biden and the president blunt this? >> i think just an appeal to the american people. i challenge anyone that would believe that any administration, republican or democrat would try to deceive the american people after we had this loss. if we made mistakes, you're damn right we have to do better, but it should not be a political issue. i don't think it's relevant as to who should be the next president of the united states of america. >> democratic congressman charl
it just doesn't make sense to accuse the united states of america, the president of the united states, the secretary of state of a cover-up when we lost our people. this is about as close to an accusation of treason that i've ever heard. i don't think the american people are over our mourning, rather than find out what the people on the ground really knew. when you have an ambassador to the united nations coming before the american people and saying over and over the best intelligence we have...
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we will win this election. >> when i'm president of the united states, when i'm president of the united states -- >> both president obama and mitt romney seem confident, but is that because their campaigns have a dramatic strategy shift up their sleeves? the president's team has backed away from criticizing romney as too conservative and returned to labeling him as a flip-flopper. and governor romney appears to be moving towards the center, shifting strategy in october, is that even legal? joining me in our war room is karen finney, msnbc political analyst and former dnc communications director, and chris wilson, republican pollster and strategist. thank you both for joining us. >> hey, melissa. >> karen, a day after the debate, president obama went back over some familiar ground. let's listen. >> when i got on to the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. but it couldn't have been mitt romney, because the real mitt romney has been running around the country for the last year, promising $5 trillion in tax cuts that favor the wealthy. the fellow on stage la
we will win this election. >> when i'm president of the united states, when i'm president of the united states -- >> both president obama and mitt romney seem confident, but is that because their campaigns have a dramatic strategy shift up their sleeves? the president's team has backed away from criticizing romney as too conservative and returned to labeling him as a flip-flopper. and governor romney appears to be moving towards the center, shifting strategy in october, is that even...
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every single one of those countries who had a hostile regime to the united states, who had a list of grievances against america and would wrap themselves this victimhood about how america had been so wrong to them, this president has coddled and appeased. >> for insight, i want to bring in jim frederick, international editor for "time" magazine. the cover story is about the anti-american protests. the agents of outrage. also, shira tchtupplet, also joining us. long time aide for senator john mccain, wrote something in real clear politics. saying in part, quote, the rush by republicans including mitt romney, sarah palin and scores of other conservatives to condemn president obama for policies they claim helped precipitate the attacks is as tortured in its reasoning as it is unseemly in its timing. we just heard from rick santorum there, as well. how has the romney campaign responded to the backlash over his comments? >> well, initially they didn't even blink. they held a press conference, they doubled down on the issue, they didn't see anything wrong with it. and in the following day,
every single one of those countries who had a hostile regime to the united states, who had a list of grievances against america and would wrap themselves this victimhood about how america had been so wrong to them, this president has coddled and appeased. >> for insight, i want to bring in jim frederick, international editor for "time" magazine. the cover story is about the anti-american protests. the agents of outrage. also, shira tchtupplet, also joining us. long time aide for...
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what it does is demonizing the women in the united states. it suggest, putting on them the idea that they're going go in and have an abortion for a daz tardly reason other than the choice or personal needs and the faith conversation and medical needs of that particular patient. this is a draconian drastic initiative and, frankly, it should go down today. >> congresswoman this comes at a time when they're showing that it intended to show planned parenthood accepted planned sex selections. right now the funding is in limbo. is this about the ongoing battle to defund planned parenthood which this week launched the campaign in several states targeting mitt romney or is this something else? is this strictly about trying to strip away the funding that goes to planned parenthood? >> well, you know, the women in texas are particular victims. i would say it's the world. it tees holistic approach of coming after women. the decision by the court in texas and the federal court as you well know enjoined the state from its ridiculous approach of denying th
what it does is demonizing the women in the united states. it suggest, putting on them the idea that they're going go in and have an abortion for a daz tardly reason other than the choice or personal needs and the faith conversation and medical needs of that particular patient. this is a draconian drastic initiative and, frankly, it should go down today. >> congresswoman this comes at a time when they're showing that it intended to show planned parenthood accepted planned sex selections....
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this applied whether they were born in the united states or not. latino patients develop less life threatening form of lung cancer as well. the exact genetic and environmental reasons for this are not yet known. hundreds of workers for american airlines and american eagle rallying in new york this morning holding a march and rally outside of the federal bankruptcy court. that's where american's parent company is seeking to tear up labor contracts after declaring bankruptcy last november. >>> a murder trial is beginning in chicago right now for the man accused of killing singer jennifer hudson's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. the former husband of hudson's sister, william balfour is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the killings that took place at the house where jennifer hudson grew up. authorities say balfour acted in a jealous rage because his estranged wife had a new boyfriend. >>> investigators say the family of a 6-year-old girl who disappeared saturday is now being kept away from their home in tucson. the investigato
this applied whether they were born in the united states or not. latino patients develop less life threatening form of lung cancer as well. the exact genetic and environmental reasons for this are not yet known. hundreds of workers for american airlines and american eagle rallying in new york this morning holding a march and rally outside of the federal bankruptcy court. that's where american's parent company is seeking to tear up labor contracts after declaring bankruptcy last november....
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states and nato toppling libya, and there are a lot of libyans aware that the united states did play a major role in getting rid of the person that they called the brutal dictator that ruled them for years. it's a complex issue. i should add one more thing. this event, we are hearing reports and attributing it to libya, and it's a broad spectrum. we don't know the details of that yet. we know as small as they are, some strands of the sal sraez are capable of implicating large parts of public opinion. and we have been hearing reports over the last few weeks that remanence of the gadhafi regime are still in existence, and they are trying to undermined the situation in libya, and the chief was recently handed over to the libyans, and there is a cocktail of so many factors. the bottom line is the situation, the security situation in libya is still very complex, and it still prevents a challenge not just to the united states, but to the neighbors of libya and to the neighbors. >> we know there have been marines sent to help stabilize the situation as weyou, ab deerl jazeera. pass along we
states and nato toppling libya, and there are a lot of libyans aware that the united states did play a major role in getting rid of the person that they called the brutal dictator that ruled them for years. it's a complex issue. i should add one more thing. this event, we are hearing reports and attributing it to libya, and it's a broad spectrum. we don't know the details of that yet. we know as small as they are, some strands of the sal sraez are capable of implicating large parts of public...
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states would be on that list. in 25th place. let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. >>> overheard at 16 pennsylvania avenue, 1600 pennsylvania avenue this morning at about 8:31:00 a.m., oh, man. it is friday, june 1st, and this is "now." >> joining me today, radio host kurt andersen who is author of true believers, forth coming in july. msnbc political analyst richard wolffe, "the new york times" jodi kantor and msnbc contributor jonathan capehart of the "washington post." if you're president obama or mitt romney, there are five dates to circle on your calendar. july 6th, august 3rd, september 7th, october 5th and november 2nd. those are the five remaining monthly jobs reports from the department of labor. and if they're anything like today's assessment which found that just 69,000 jobs were created and the unemployment rate increased it could be a tough road for president obama. for republicans, the script writes itself. >> this is terrible. i
states would be on that list. in 25th place. let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. >>> overheard at 16 pennsylvania avenue, 1600 pennsylvania avenue this morning at about 8:31:00 a.m., oh, man. it is friday, june 1st, and this is "now." >> joining me today, radio host kurt andersen who is author of true believers, forth coming in july. msnbc political analyst richard wolffe, "the new york...
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is the gang capital of the united states. we saw that in 2007, even though crime was down, gang crime wasn't. so we put together a comprehensive strategy in our city that addressed prevention, intervention, suppression and reentry. we developed an effort around parks during the summer when you see a spike in gun and gang violence, we're working to identify the kids who are most at risk. and we were sharing that story with leaders from around the country to see what we can do to partner with the federal government to really address this crisis. you know, we were watching -- i was watching your show right now on the lottery. we need a lottery to make these kinds of investments. we just don't see the kind of resources coming from the congress to make these very, very important initiatives work and funded. >> sir, while i have you here, i want to switch gears and remind people you have the cho chair for the president's reelection campaign. i want to talk to you about gas price, certainly a large talker during this primary right n
is the gang capital of the united states. we saw that in 2007, even though crime was down, gang crime wasn't. so we put together a comprehensive strategy in our city that addressed prevention, intervention, suppression and reentry. we developed an effort around parks during the summer when you see a spike in gun and gang violence, we're working to identify the kids who are most at risk. and we were sharing that story with leaders from around the country to see what we can do to partner with the...
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this is about running and being president of the united states of america. >> specifically, he -- you heavily criticized romney when he came to your city earlier. but in a speech today, as you heard, he said he was inspired by the students in one of the charter schools in philadelphia. so wouldn't members of the african-american community be glad that he is addressing the issue that is specific to the community and, two, that he's making the effort? >> we always appreciate effort. that's nothing but a throwaway line. we know that. i mean, come on. that same school is where he also said that smaller class size doesn't matter. every second grader in america knows that class size actually matters. that you get more traengs from your teacher if you have fewer students in a classroom. he fundamentally has no idea what he's talking about. he cut funding for education when he was governor in massachusetts. he can say whatever he wants. that's the ability of living in a free country. but he has a record. we need to stay focused on that record. it's about jobs. it's about economic opportunity.
this is about running and being president of the united states of america. >> specifically, he -- you heavily criticized romney when he came to your city earlier. but in a speech today, as you heard, he said he was inspired by the students in one of the charter schools in philadelphia. so wouldn't members of the african-american community be glad that he is addressing the issue that is specific to the community and, two, that he's making the effort? >> we always appreciate effort....
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we need to invest in small business and manufacturers who create jobs here in the united states. we need to recruit 100,000 math and science teachers, train 2 million workers at community college, bring down the cost of college tuition. [ cheers and applause ] we need to cut our oil imports in half, create thousands more jobs in clean energy. we need to use the savings from ending the wars in iraq and afghanistan to help pay down our deficit and put people back to work doing some nation building right here at home. that's the agenda we need. that's how you strengthen the middle class. that's how you keep moving forward. that is the choice in this election and that is why i'm running for a second term. that's what we need. [ cheers and applause ] now, my opponent has been trying to do a two-step and reposition and got an extreme makeover, but the bottom line is his underlying philosophy is the top down economics that we've seen before. he think that is if we just spend another $5 trillion on tax cuts, that, yes, skew towards the wealthiest, if we get rid of more regulations on wal
we need to invest in small business and manufacturers who create jobs here in the united states. we need to recruit 100,000 math and science teachers, train 2 million workers at community college, bring down the cost of college tuition. [ cheers and applause ] we need to cut our oil imports in half, create thousands more jobs in clean energy. we need to use the savings from ending the wars in iraq and afghanistan to help pay down our deficit and put people back to work doing some nation...
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mitt romney's going to gain just by being up on the stage with the president of the united states. mitt romney did well in some of the debates in the primary. not so well in others. you see both campaigns now trying to lower expectations with the president saying he's not that great a debater and mitt romney is very good. but it's clearly, it's out there in the conventional wisdom that mitt romney has to do well to turn around that battle ground map that you just pointed out. how he's doing in the swing states. he has never been ahead. mitt romney has never been ahead in any public poll in nevada. that's ominous for him in this state i think. >> let's take a look at this. i need to talk toy about the las vegas review journal out with its unofficial fund coffee vote which has correctly predicted since 2000 and has obama leading 49 to 45. what is your prediction? >> well, i think obama is up by four, five, maybe six points. the democrats are very confident right now. trying to protect the results this far out is a little bit difficult. you mentioned the 12 point lead -- the 12 point
mitt romney's going to gain just by being up on the stage with the president of the united states. mitt romney did well in some of the debates in the primary. not so well in others. you see both campaigns now trying to lower expectations with the president saying he's not that great a debater and mitt romney is very good. but it's clearly, it's out there in the conventional wisdom that mitt romney has to do well to turn around that battle ground map that you just pointed out. how he's doing in...
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it should be the top priority of everybody in the united states congress. we have to transform the energy system away from fossil fuel. cut greenhouse gas emissions, move to energy fishtdsy, move to sustainable energy, and when you do that, by the way, not only could we help lead the world in transforming our energy system, you can create millions of jobs. >> sir, great to see you this morning. thanks for your time. >> thank you. >> change without change. what does it mean for bipartisanship compromise? he asks the show. plus bp to pay up for the gulf coast oil spill. we'll bring you details ahead in the news now. ♪ i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve
it should be the top priority of everybody in the united states congress. we have to transform the energy system away from fossil fuel. cut greenhouse gas emissions, move to energy fishtdsy, move to sustainable energy, and when you do that, by the way, not only could we help lead the world in transforming our energy system, you can create millions of jobs. >> sir, great to see you this morning. thanks for your time. >> thank you. >> change without change. what does it mean for...
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god bless you and god bless the united states of america. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> thank you all very much. that will wrap up the hour for me. we toss it to alex wagner for now who will have post speech analysis. hi, alex. >> thanks, thomas. that was republican presidential nominee governor romney speaking at the virginia military institute outlining foreign policy. has he pivoted from national lampoon's european vacation to a role in "the hunt for red october"? it's monday, october 8 and this is now. joining me today, megan mccartell from newsweek and the daily beast, vice president and executive editor of msnbc.com richard wolf, and from washington, pulitzer prize winning correspondent for the huffington post david wood and susan glasser. mitt romney wrapped up what the campaign billed as a major foreign policy speech with a grandiose title "the mantle of leadership." he compared peace through strength to that of truman, reagan and george marshall. he criticized president obama for chris stevens in failing to prevent the attack
god bless you and god bless the united states of america. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> thank you all very much. that will wrap up the hour for me. we toss it to alex wagner for now who will have post speech analysis. hi, alex. >> thanks, thomas. that was republican presidential nominee governor romney speaking at the virginia military institute outlining foreign policy. has he pivoted from national lampoon's european vacation to a role in "the hunt for red...
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. >> there's sufficient demand in the united states but insufficient overseas. everyone continues to worry that another recession may very easily be around the corner given the slow down we're seeing. china has slowed down. brazil has slowed down. the big bric countries are not growing as rapidly. corporations are shepherding that cash. not willing to make full time commitments. the fed may try the stimulate next week, european central bank made a big announcement yesterday. this may help to turn things around. >> ron, always great to see you. breaking the unemployment rate down by race. african-american unemployment stands at 14.1%. unchanged from last month, down a year ago when it was in the 16% range. hispanic unemployment at 10% down by 1.1% from a year ago and .1% from last month. back to the campaign trail. they are off to new hampshire and iowa. that's today. we give you a look at the home stretch strategy important the president and vice president. most emotional moment at the convention, hands down, did you see it, former congresswoman gabrielle giffor
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. >> it's an issue because this is the first time in 33 years that a united states ambassador has been assassinated. mr. president, this is an issue because we were attacked successfully by terrorists on the anniversary of 9/11. president obama, this is an issue because americans wonder why it was it took so long for you and your administration to admit that this was a terrorist attack. >> well, now ambassador stevens, as you have heard, the father of ambassador stevens is saying, quote, it would really be abhorrent to make this into a campaign issue. it has to be objectively examined. it does not belong in the campaign arena. is the romney campaign wrong to politicize this while an investigation is ongoing? >> well, i think that when it comes to ambassador stevens' death all of us honor him for his service and his contribution to both our country and to what he did to help further the peace in libya. but what i think is an issue is this question of leadership and then how the events unfolded, what the white house did know, when it did know -- and when it knew it. so i think there's a
. >> it's an issue because this is the first time in 33 years that a united states ambassador has been assassinated. mr. president, this is an issue because we were attacked successfully by terrorists on the anniversary of 9/11. president obama, this is an issue because americans wonder why it was it took so long for you and your administration to admit that this was a terrorist attack. >> well, now ambassador stevens, as you have heard, the father of ambassador stevens is saying,...
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the base for the first black president of the united states. that's what this is all about. >> this is ridiculous. >> we've got to go after this. >> i'm offended by way is saying here. this is about middle income voters, about somebody who wants to cut taxes for small businesses and middle income voters and not raise taxes on middle income families in order to give tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires. i encourage everybody to get out and vote and never diminish anybody else's right to vote. that's critical. >> we have to leave it there. i encourage you guys to continue your conversation via twitter perhaps. >> jobs and jobs and jobs. >> we'll leave it here. we have so much other stuff to get to. clarence mckee, kevin cate, appreciate your time this saturday afternoon. >> still to come, does he help or does he hurt? sweetie, you have to scrub it first. no you don't, honey. yes, you do! don't! i've washed a few cupcake tins in my day... oh, so you're a tin expert now. is that... whoa nelly! hi, kitchen counselor here. he's actually right...
the base for the first black president of the united states. that's what this is all about. >> this is ridiculous. >> we've got to go after this. >> i'm offended by way is saying here. this is about middle income voters, about somebody who wants to cut taxes for small businesses and middle income voters and not raise taxes on middle income families in order to give tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires. i encourage everybody to get out and vote and never diminish anybody...
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those are actually the second and third largest populations of hispanic origin folks in the united states. by contrast, a place like nef m nevada is more than 30% mexica . also, when we talk about a state like florida you mentioned there were about 450,000 hispanic republicans registered to vote in florida. that's lower than the number that are registered as democrats but, none the less, florida has one of the largest republican hispanic populations in the united states. >> so this new survey in florida though showing, mark, mitt romney with a wide lead right now over newt gingrich, 15 points among florida's hispanic voters. some florida republicans voice concerns over the romney stance on immigration. so could that cause trouble for him in a general election fight? >> it may. remains to be seen though how that will play out, particularly because there have been a number of -- we've done a number of surveys in a few reports about latinos in on immigration. we found that hispanics overwhelmingly support the dream act but we find hispanics disapprove of the way the obama administration is h
those are actually the second and third largest populations of hispanic origin folks in the united states. by contrast, a place like nef m nevada is more than 30% mexica . also, when we talk about a state like florida you mentioned there were about 450,000 hispanic republicans registered to vote in florida. that's lower than the number that are registered as democrats but, none the less, florida has one of the largest republican hispanic populations in the united states. >> so this new...
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states, but if the united states reacts against these mod moderate goech moderate governments, it makes the democratic government weaker. >> so what are we left to do as a country? >> work with these governments. they want to support us. want jobs, they want democracy, all the values we've been preaching, but it takes a while to get there. and you're dealing with unlevel education, high levels of unemployment, lots of frustration among young people, some goes back years and years. and i had lamb whiislam which h they didn't stand the chance. so there's sense of sort of us against them. and all of these factors weigh into this equation. but the majority of the people, and certainly the governments in these countries, they value their relationship with the united states, they don't want anything to happen to it, they're strongly pro american, but they're -- >> that's despite what we see in the streets. >> of course. this is a small minority of people. very small minority. >> we appreciate your perspective, sir. thank you for your time. >>> up next, mitt romney has spent an awful lot of ti
states, but if the united states reacts against these mod moderate goech moderate governments, it makes the democratic government weaker. >> so what are we left to do as a country? >> work with these governments. they want to support us. want jobs, they want democracy, all the values we've been preaching, but it takes a while to get there. and you're dealing with unlevel education, high levels of unemployment, lots of frustration among young people, some goes back years and years....
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take a listen to both sides on the trail. >> i expect the president of the united states to address the nation on a regular basis and explain what's happening, why they're there, what the mission is, what the purpose is, other presidents have done this. we haven't heard this president do this. >> in the long term, we will see fewer u.s. casualties and coalition casualties casualtiesg to our transition plan and making sure we have the most effective afghan security force possible. but we have to do it in a way that doesn't leave our guys vulnerable. >> general, just to remind everybody, the death toll now, u.s. troops lost over 2,000, just 10 killed in the past 2 weeks and we're still 2 years from getting out of this country. what happens between now and then and the american appetite to even learn and be informed about what's taking place in afghanistan? >> well, we're in a very trickty position, obviously. i mean, the numbers, remember, are 20,000 u.s. killed and wounded. 85,000 u.s. troops, we're 800 miles from the ocean. we're in a strategic withdrawal under pressure. we're doing it
take a listen to both sides on the trail. >> i expect the president of the united states to address the nation on a regular basis and explain what's happening, why they're there, what the mission is, what the purpose is, other presidents have done this. we haven't heard this president do this. >> in the long term, we will see fewer u.s. casualties and coalition casualties casualtiesg to our transition plan and making sure we have the most effective afghan security force possible....
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i don't want the energy jobs of tomorrow going to other countries, i want them here in the united states of america. and that's what an all of the above energy strategy is all about, that's how we break our dependence on foreign oil. the good news is we're already seeing progress. yesterday i went to nevada to see the largest oil plant anywhere in the country. hundreds of workers built it, it's powering thousands of homes and they're expanding to tens of thousands of homes. and we have increased the fuel efficiency standards on cars and trucks. and that's going to save the average family $8,000 over the life of a car. and it's going to save a lot of companies a lot of money, because they're hurt by rising fuel costs as well. all of these steps have helped put america on the path to greater oil independence. last year we imported one million fewer barrels per day than the year before. think about that. america, at a time when we're growing is actually importing less oil from overseas because we're using it smarter and more efficiently. america is now importding more than half. we have got
i don't want the energy jobs of tomorrow going to other countries, i want them here in the united states of america. and that's what an all of the above energy strategy is all about, that's how we break our dependence on foreign oil. the good news is we're already seeing progress. yesterday i went to nevada to see the largest oil plant anywhere in the country. hundreds of workers built it, it's powering thousands of homes and they're expanding to tens of thousands of homes. and we have...
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states and when he was governor of massachusetts, he also created an environment where people can grow, jobs can grow in certainty in the economy. he took, he closed a $6 billion shortfall in the budget and left a $2 billion rainy day fund for people of massachusetts. compare that to what president obama has done. he has doubled the debt in this county tr, leaving it to us and our children and grandchildren. so compare those two records on the economy and it's a no brainer. governor romney certainly has the ideas that can turn the economy around. >> one thing governor romney has is a lot of money and we've got the figures released out of this new financial report that puts his net worth at 250 million. how much do his millions and his success, private success as a business man, no one can fault him for that. how much does it matter? >> depends on how the obama campaign frames it. we've also had rich presidents. that said, the obama campaign challenges make the case that romney is out of touch and doesn't care about people who make less than he does. they're trying to make that case. th
states and when he was governor of massachusetts, he also created an environment where people can grow, jobs can grow in certainty in the economy. he took, he closed a $6 billion shortfall in the budget and left a $2 billion rainy day fund for people of massachusetts. compare that to what president obama has done. he has doubled the debt in this county tr, leaving it to us and our children and grandchildren. so compare those two records on the economy and it's a no brainer. governor romney...
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upwards of half a million cubans may take that as a cue to come to the united states. what do you do? >> well, first of all, you thank heavens that fidel castro has returned to his maker and will be sent to another land. >> i guess the only thing i would suggest is i don't think that fidel is going to meet his maker. i think he's going to go to another place. >> joanne reid is managing editor for the grio.com. she joins me to talk about this. it's nice to have you with me. >> good to be here. >> when we talk about florida politics, let's talk about that in the aspect of where we think governor romney and newt gingrich are falling. do you think they play to the florida electorate last night, the people that are watching who want to know who to vote for? how do you think they did? >> mitt romney flip-flopped completely on his once opposition to the dream act. we saw a flip-flop in real time. we softened his opinion to try to appeal to cuban americans who favor some sort of legalization process for young people who came here not of their own accord. i think that was one a
upwards of half a million cubans may take that as a cue to come to the united states. what do you do? >> well, first of all, you thank heavens that fidel castro has returned to his maker and will be sent to another land. >> i guess the only thing i would suggest is i don't think that fidel is going to meet his maker. i think he's going to go to another place. >> joanne reid is managing editor for the grio.com. she joins me to talk about this. it's nice to have you with me....
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you are about to hear from the next president of the united states of america. mitt romney. >> thank you. thank you. congressman. chris. thank you. wow. thank you so much. thank you. very generous. thank you. thank you. thank you so much. jim. thank you. thank you, chris, for those words and that generous introduction. good to have governor chris christie here. sorry to make him away from new jersey for the day but he's on the bus with me and your great senator, rob portman. thank you, senator portman, for being here with us and getting us started today. thank you, con man gibbs, for getting us started as well. you will get re-elected. we need to have you in washington. like forward to that, congressman. special thanks also to karen and jim. jim, who got this going. he figured out how to design a pump that the world now considers the world's standard. thank you, jim, for your great work. stand up so people know who you are. stand up. everyone else standing up. thank you. for those that are -- i'm hardly an expert on -- for those that don't know what jim did, he
you are about to hear from the next president of the united states of america. mitt romney. >> thank you. thank you. congressman. chris. thank you. wow. thank you so much. thank you. very generous. thank you. thank you. thank you so much. jim. thank you. thank you, chris, for those words and that generous introduction. good to have governor chris christie here. sorry to make him away from new jersey for the day but he's on the bus with me and your great senator, rob portman. thank you,...
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i think it's fair when you're president of the united states to focus on governing and dealing with the challenges the country is facing and we'll let the republicans duke out who's going to be the nominee and who will face the president in the election this year. >> can i answer that? >> quickly. >> look, these presidential debates make the president more presidential. however, whomever the nominee is going to be will be a much, much stronger debater in the fall. we heard the same thing on the democratic side four years ago between barack obama and hillary clinton. barack obama became a better candidate because he was debating hillary clinton over that long protracted period from this time in 2008 to june of 2008. >> trial by fire. nothing better. thanks to both of you. have a great weekend. >> thank you, thomas. >>> developing now in new york city. prosecutors have not filed any criminal charges, but they are investigating rape allegations against the son of new york city's police commissioner, ray kelly. jonathan, the commissioner, ray kelly, he's going to be answering reporter quest
i think it's fair when you're president of the united states to focus on governing and dealing with the challenges the country is facing and we'll let the republicans duke out who's going to be the nominee and who will face the president in the election this year. >> can i answer that? >> quickly. >> look, these presidential debates make the president more presidential. however, whomever the nominee is going to be will be a much, much stronger debater in the fall. we heard the...
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if i'm president of the united states, i'll worry about your jobs, not my job. >> forgive me, i thought we would show the ad from south carolina. but that was romney on the stump in florida. given his background, can mitt romney channel bill clinton in any convincing way? turn this narrative back to his favor that bain capital was a good thing and that's why his business sense makes sense for the white house? >> he's already done so. if you look at what happened in new hampshire where mitt romney took the majority of conservatives, and evangelicals and folks who generally would be more open to the populous trend -- >> i know, but now we have this big ad in south carolina, i mean, he's basically coming out of there with bloody kneecaps. they're taking all kinds of swipes at him trying to say the bain argument is a faulty one. >> what you're looking at -- >> boris, go ahead. >> so what you're looking at now, mitt romney has been able to do is actually give the argument that, you know what, if you want to go after my success in the private sector record, that's fine. what he's been able to
if i'm president of the united states, i'll worry about your jobs, not my job. >> forgive me, i thought we would show the ad from south carolina. but that was romney on the stump in florida. given his background, can mitt romney channel bill clinton in any convincing way? turn this narrative back to his favor that bain capital was a good thing and that's why his business sense makes sense for the white house? >> he's already done so. if you look at what happened in new hampshire...
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officials tell us that the most serious terrorist threat against the united states is in al qaeda in yemen and specifically that master bomb maker ibrahim al asiri, who is responsible for the underwear bomber, the ink cartridge bomber, even planted a bomb inside his own brother's body surgically in an attempt to kill a saudi official. the brother was killed, the official was not. he still remains at large in yemen, which is why the u.s. today is ramping up those drone strikes by both the cia and the u.s. military in an attempt to take him and the rest of that al qaeda operation out. >> mik, what more do we know about the state of al qaeda today? >> well, the state of al qaeda today is that it's pretty fractured. there are many affiliates out there operating. the core al qaeda consists of only a couple hundred operators, really. and ayman al zawahiri, the number two who has taken over after bin laden's death, just doesn't have the kind of compelling control and charisma that blald had, and it's not clear that he's able to draw together all those separate entities that anybody is reall
officials tell us that the most serious terrorist threat against the united states is in al qaeda in yemen and specifically that master bomb maker ibrahim al asiri, who is responsible for the underwear bomber, the ink cartridge bomber, even planted a bomb inside his own brother's body surgically in an attempt to kill a saudi official. the brother was killed, the official was not. he still remains at large in yemen, which is why the u.s. today is ramping up those drone strikes by both the cia...
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there is the united states of america. we've all had those moments. when you lost the thing you can't believe you lost. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from home... as an american express cardmember you can expect some help. but what you might not expect, is you can get all this with a prepaid card. spends like cash. feels like membership. >>> democrats will be taking to the stage in charlotte have main objectives that each need to accomplish for their party. according to the obama campaign and nbc's first read, those objectives are present the economic choice between the obama and romney visions. talk about where the country has been and the tough decisions obama has made. make the case about whether the count where the down goes from here. one of the democrats speaking later this week is tammy baldwin in the middle of a pretty stuff race of her own. she joins me today. it's great to have you with me. >> it's terrific to join you. >> as i mentioned, you're in a pretty tough faceoff of your own again
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about half of that, of course, $400,000, is the salary of the president of the united states. half of it, proceeds from books that the first lady and the president have published. they paid about $162,000 in taxes. that is effectively about a 20% tax rate. donating more than that. $172,000 to 39 charities. primarily fisher house, something with which the first lady's very familiar and involved with. she was there just a few days ago. that is an institution that helps the children of fallen and disabled soldiers from iraq and afghanistan. the president in a press release, his press secretary pointing out that the president paid under what would be the threshold for the buffett rule. you know, those making more than a million dollars would pay a 30% tax rate. the president obviously falls short of that but points out that the president is willing to go along with that still pushing that. and not incidentally this all happens obviously in a political context. white house or campaign officials i should say, obama 2012 campaign officials holding a conference call with reporters ear
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>> well, that helps mitt romney to be on the same stage with the president of the united states. there's no doubt. it always helps the challenger with the incumbent. the problem, though, is i think what susan pointed out and dana pointed out is that we really don't know who mitt romney is. so the question is which mitt romney will appear on the debate stage? and that will determine whether people will believe whatever candidate shows up at that time. >> all right. dana, real fast, though, president obama has a lot on his agenda. starting tomorrow, he's going to be here in new york city. and what's on the schedule is this high-stakes speech before the u.n. nbc's first read is calling it the president's do-no-harm week. and the reason they're saying that is because he doesn't really have on one-on-ones with any other world leaders. he's got to sit down with the ladies of "the view." sure, i mean, and they're going to hit him with some hard questions. but, you know, it's not going to be the same thing as meeting with world leaders. the romney campaign is going after the president on
>> well, that helps mitt romney to be on the same stage with the president of the united states. there's no doubt. it always helps the challenger with the incumbent. the problem, though, is i think what susan pointed out and dana pointed out is that we really don't know who mitt romney is. so the question is which mitt romney will appear on the debate stage? and that will determine whether people will believe whatever candidate shows up at that time. >> all right. dana, real fast,...
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states? >> come on. you're going to start there? >> yes, i do. >> okay. have you ever seen that publicly before? >> i don't know if i've ever been asked publicly. >> there we have it. arne duncan on the record now. are we going to see increased pressure on the white house as well as cabinet members to come out and give what they feel is an adamant statement about whether or not they support marriage equality? i just got this hot note about david axelrod in a conference call with reporters this morning saying that in terms of the vice president's remarks as i said yesterday i think they were entirely consistent with the president's position which is that couples who are married whether they are gay or heterosexuhet roe sw sex yule couples are entitled to the same rights. chris, your thoughts? >> well, i mean, here is what i think is going to end up happening. at some point the president is going to have to come out and address this clearly in terms of whether he supports gay marriage or not. j
states? >> come on. you're going to start there? >> yes, i do. >> okay. have you ever seen that publicly before? >> i don't know if i've ever been asked publicly. >> there we have it. arne duncan on the record now. are we going to see increased pressure on the white house as well as cabinet members to come out and give what they feel is an adamant statement about whether or not they support marriage equality? i just got this hot note about david axelrod in a...
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. >> when the prp vice president the united states directly contradicts the testimony, sworn testimony of state department officials, american citizens have a right to know just what's going on. and we're going to find out. >> that was governor romney yesterday in richmond, virginia. how much of an impact will this issue have on the president's standing with regard to foreign policy. he's a surrogate for the obama cam paper. do appreciate you spending part of your afternoon with us, sir. >> great being back on here, buddy. >> a lot of con nutrition, a lot of second-guessing about what happened in benghazi. here's what republican congressman darrell issa had to say earlier. take a listen. >> they repeatedly warned washington officials about dangerous situation in libya. instead of, however, moving swiftly to respond to these concerns, washington officials seemed preoccupied with the concept of normization. >> at the debate the vice president said, quote, we did not know that they needed -- excuse me -- that they wanted more security. was thursday's debate a missed opportunity by the oba
. >> when the prp vice president the united states directly contradicts the testimony, sworn testimony of state department officials, american citizens have a right to know just what's going on. and we're going to find out. >> that was governor romney yesterday in richmond, virginia. how much of an impact will this issue have on the president's standing with regard to foreign policy. he's a surrogate for the obama cam paper. do appreciate you spending part of your afternoon with us,...
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like my two sons are doing in the united states navy. they're not asking what political affiliation the president is. i want to be very clear with the people here in new hampshire and this country. i will always put my country first. >> i think the decision to go and work for president obama is one which you took. i don't disrespect your decision to do that. i think it's most likely that the person who should represent our party running against president obama is not someone who called him remarkable leader and went to be his ambassador in china. >> this nation is divided, david, because of attitudes like that. >> that was the moment right there. let's bring in our panel this morning. ed rendell and doug high. great to have you with us. doug, i want to start with you. one of the critiques of huntsman is a lack of headliner moments like that one. he tends to stay above the fray. not picking fights. politico saying in this debate he managed to muster a strong version of his statesman above the fray approach. was that huntsman's turning poi
like my two sons are doing in the united states navy. they're not asking what political affiliation the president is. i want to be very clear with the people here in new hampshire and this country. i will always put my country first. >> i think the decision to go and work for president obama is one which you took. i don't disrespect your decision to do that. i think it's most likely that the person who should represent our party running against president obama is not someone who called...
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the deal between the united states and iran is those negotiations would happen after the election. you can bet that's going to be a political hot potato. not only tomorrow night, but over the course of the next two weeks, heading into november 6th. >> one of the criticisms is if this were to come to pass akoshding to the article. one-on-one talks would be seen as a reward for iran based on its famous brinksmanship here. pay off, basically this sort of bad boy attitude. if you will. >> that will be the criticism, i think you can expect, you've heard it from rob portman, also from mitt romney tomorrow night. they're going to cite the north korean president with very little doubt. because north korea has yanked the chain of the west and the united states in particular, over the course of the last 15 years with their program, on again, off again, reward, punishment kind of operation they have going on there. so i think it's going to be a very volume tiff issue at the top of the agenda tomorrow night. >> adding to the issue of benghazi, thank you so much. well mitt romney is preparing f
the deal between the united states and iran is those negotiations would happen after the election. you can bet that's going to be a political hot potato. not only tomorrow night, but over the course of the next two weeks, heading into november 6th. >> one of the criticisms is if this were to come to pass akoshding to the article. one-on-one talks would be seen as a reward for iran based on its famous brinksmanship here. pay off, basically this sort of bad boy attitude. if you will....
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we are and forever will be the united states of america. >> two historic and very similar speeches. the first from senator barack obama. the second from a president. one more time back to the brain trust. john alter, boris epshteyn, john stanton. are we any less or red and blue america since we first met barack obama in 2004? >> i would say yes. i think particularly on social issues, if you look at what happened with guy marriage, this last week, some of the drug legalization things, obviously the country on social issues is starting to move towards the left, i think. but if you look at the house of representatives, it's still controlled by republicans. and while some of that can be written off as part of the -- >> gerrymandering. >> right. still a lot of that shows that on fiscal issues, we are still a pretty conservative country. and i think we're starting to see sort of the real purple i guess color of the country show through a little bit now. >> are we, boys? barring a few states, it does seem to me that most of the states are pretty well decided before we get to the first tues
we are and forever will be the united states of america. >> two historic and very similar speeches. the first from senator barack obama. the second from a president. one more time back to the brain trust. john alter, boris epshteyn, john stanton. are we any less or red and blue america since we first met barack obama in 2004? >> i would say yes. i think particularly on social issues, if you look at what happened with guy marriage, this last week, some of the drug legalization...
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states and israel, emphasizing the close security cooperation that we've had significantly and consistently, and we're going to work together to continue to make sure that iran is never allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon. that's going to be critical. >> real quickly, while we have you here, on a more personal note, it is an important day for your good friend gabby giffords, who along with her husband, is going to confront the man who shot her in court when he appears, that is, jared loughner appears for sentencing less than one hour from now. mark kelly preparing to address jared loughner on behalf of their family. this is according to politico. have you spoken to gabby giffords about her feelings about today? >> actually, i spoke with mark yesterday. i think today is going to be the first and last time that gabby will have an opportunity -- gabby and mark will have an opportunity to be in the same room as her attacker. it's an opportunity to close a chapter. it will be the last time she's there too. he'll go off -- he'll continue in prison where he belongs, and she's going to bring closure
states and israel, emphasizing the close security cooperation that we've had significantly and consistently, and we're going to work together to continue to make sure that iran is never allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon. that's going to be critical. >> real quickly, while we have you here, on a more personal note, it is an important day for your good friend gabby giffords, who along with her husband, is going to confront the man who shot her in court when he appears, that is, jared...
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is the president of the united states. chris, those are some pretty strong words from strong obama ally. should the president be more involved in these talks? >> you're talking about an election that just ended. you're talking about a lame duck session and a new congress being sworn in it's the new congress that's going to deal with this and there's going to be significant changes. i think the president sitting back. letting the certain players and congress kind of figure out the main details. i have no doubt to come back after the president is sworn in again, he's going to put a major push in. i have no doubt about that. in fact it's smart politics, it's smart policy. i think you've seen republicans and democrats coming to terms with that, this is something that's going to get done. my guess is it's probably going to get done in the first year of the new presidency. joe after immigration reform, most folks suspect that immigration reform is going to get done in some way, shape or, form or fashion. after that, joe, what's,
is the president of the united states. chris, those are some pretty strong words from strong obama ally. should the president be more involved in these talks? >> you're talking about an election that just ended. you're talking about a lame duck session and a new congress being sworn in it's the new congress that's going to deal with this and there's going to be significant changes. i think the president sitting back. letting the certain players and congress kind of figure out the main...
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that's not a way to go about winning the presidency of the united states, in my opinion. >> we're going to get more to this later in the show. i want to shift gears a little. dana, there's a new radio interview with one of romney's sons. he's tagged as quoted as saying this about the debate this week and president obama. quote, jump out of his seat and rush down the debate stage and take a swing at him but you know you can't do that. first, because there's a lot of secret service between you and him, and because it's the nature of the process. what's your thought on that? when you hear this, it's a very interesting take on how heated things may have become. >> you know, it may be a good idea for the romney campaign to keep the romney boys under wraps. let's recall -- >> away from microphones. >> sure, away from the microphones. they're the ones who kept -- who gave us sheamus the dog being strapped to the top of the car and have had these hot-headed comments before. it's probably not the best idea to have these guys out there as his surrogates, if they want to be controlling the message
that's not a way to go about winning the presidency of the united states, in my opinion. >> we're going to get more to this later in the show. i want to shift gears a little. dana, there's a new radio interview with one of romney's sons. he's tagged as quoted as saying this about the debate this week and president obama. quote, jump out of his seat and rush down the debate stage and take a swing at him but you know you can't do that. first, because there's a lot of secret service between...
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it was considered somewhat controversial that a first lady would become a united states senator. now she really does have one of the more distinguished resumes in american politics. all of that helps account for her popularity. as you know, polls are fickle things. >> sure. >> i saw that poll and i thought to myself, my god, the clinton aides would love if they could freeze that number for the next few years. but as you know, you cannot. she has not been attacked by republicans in a really long time. republicans are perfectly capable of bringing down that number. >> sure. she's gotten to stay out of the fray. "new york times" reporter jodi kantor. great piece. great to have you on. i really appreciate you taking time-out for me today. >> thank you for having me. >>> a navy s.e.a.l. killed while rescuing an american doctor in afghanistan. what we learned about the mission spearheaded by the infamous s.e.a.l. team 6. >>> and the supreme court's historic decision to take on marriage equality. president of equality matters will join me to talk about the impact of the new court's revi
it was considered somewhat controversial that a first lady would become a united states senator. now she really does have one of the more distinguished resumes in american politics. all of that helps account for her popularity. as you know, polls are fickle things. >> sure. >> i saw that poll and i thought to myself, my god, the clinton aides would love if they could freeze that number for the next few years. but as you know, you cannot. she has not been attacked by republicans in a...
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we have to make sure more importantly that americans who work for the state department or united states, anywhere in the world, are protected. and we want to see based on the incidents that occurred here what happened, why there were four deaths, and then make sure it doesn't happen again. >> sir, obviously with the four deaths there was an intelligence failure but what senator john mccain and others that are working with him would like to believe that there is some type of grander cover up about that intelligence failure. does this bring resolution to that? >> first thing you said, there was intelligence failure. i can't agree there was entirely intelligence failure. the intelligence community did put people in the area of benghazi and libya generally that was a hot spot and it was an area where you had to be on high alert. they did not pick up the actual attack itself. we're evaluating whether or not it was or was not an intelligence failure. let me say this. i have tremendous confidence in my role on the intelligence committee that we have, i believe, the best intelligence in the wor
we have to make sure more importantly that americans who work for the state department or united states, anywhere in the world, are protected. and we want to see based on the incidents that occurred here what happened, why there were four deaths, and then make sure it doesn't happen again. >> sir, obviously with the four deaths there was an intelligence failure but what senator john mccain and others that are working with him would like to believe that there is some type of grander cover...
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states. >> constitution of the united states. >> and the laws of the united states. >> and the law of the united states of america. >> against all enemies. >> against all enemies. >> foreign and domestic. >> foreign and domestic. >> that i will bear true faith. >> that i will bear true faith. >> and allegiance to the same. >> and leagallegiance to the sa. >> that will bear arms. >> i will bear arms. >> on behalf of the united states. >> on behalf of the united states. >> and under law. >> and under law. >> that in the armed forces of the united states. >> in thermeds fors of the united states. >> when required by the law. >> when required by the law. >> that will i perform work of natural importance. >> i will perform work of natural importance. >> under civilian direction. >> under civilian direction. >> when required by law. >> when required by law. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> without any mental reservation. >> without any mental reservation. >> or purpose of invasion. >> or purpose of invasion. >> so help me god. >> so help me go
states. >> constitution of the united states. >> and the laws of the united states. >> and the law of the united states of america. >> against all enemies. >> against all enemies. >> foreign and domestic. >> foreign and domestic. >> that i will bear true faith. >> that i will bear true faith. >> and allegiance to the same. >> and leagallegiance to the sa. >> that will bear arms. >> i will bear arms. >> on behalf...
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but we have the full faith in our staff at the state department, full faith in our staff at the united nations, that they're going to keep working hard to make sure we get to the bottom of this and make sure that the perpetrators are brought to justice. >> let's switch to the campaign trail here for a moment, both president obama and mitt romney this week pointed out how helpful an endorsement from former president clinton can be. in fact, politico has called it the clinton crutch. how much will president obama be relaying on the former president to sell his economic plan, specifically? >> sure. well, look, president obama is a fantastic advocate for president obama. he's got a unique perspective that he brings to this campaign. having been through some of the challenges with the economy that the president faces today during the 1990s, and having implemented very similar proposals in terms of investing in education and investing in infrastructure, responsibly bringing down the debt, so his is a voice that we think is a very powerful voice in helping to tell the president's story. we th
but we have the full faith in our staff at the state department, full faith in our staff at the united nations, that they're going to keep working hard to make sure we get to the bottom of this and make sure that the perpetrators are brought to justice. >> let's switch to the campaign trail here for a moment, both president obama and mitt romney this week pointed out how helpful an endorsement from former president clinton can be. in fact, politico has called it the clinton crutch. how...
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his positive impact on american families, across the united states. nih, i can tell you a personal story, craig. and that happens to thousands of other families. my daughter was struck with malignant brain cancer and she went to nih as we did as a young family. and she went on a stage ii study there. where they were still trying to develop a certain drug. she's hera at 11, going on 22 because of arlen specter. that's the legacy that arlen specter left behind. there's nobody in pennsylvania who has had a greater impact and has such duration, as that man it was an honor to have been in the arena with arlen spector. >> what about his impact on the senate judiciary committee. as andrew said, famous for angering conservatives in the robert bork hearings and angering liberalses with his examination of anita hill in the collaros thomas hearing. >> i didn't always agree with arlen specter. except with how he approached issues. i remember him saying except for a senate vote to go to war, the next to most important vote that you can mai make is for who's going
his positive impact on american families, across the united states. nih, i can tell you a personal story, craig. and that happens to thousands of other families. my daughter was struck with malignant brain cancer and she went to nih as we did as a young family. and she went on a stage ii study there. where they were still trying to develop a certain drug. she's hera at 11, going on 22 because of arlen specter. that's the legacy that arlen specter left behind. there's nobody in pennsylvania who...
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states. >> unfortunately, i've got to leave it there. i've got to get to breaking news from the secretary of state. thank you, gentlemen, so much. and as i was saying, i want to get to this statement from secretary of state hillary clinton. condemning the video of u.s. marines desecrating the bodies of afghan bodies. >> i reflect the views of secretary panetta earlier today. i join him in condemning the deplorable behavior that is reflected in this video. it is absolutely inconsistent with american values, with the standards of behavior. that we expect from our military personnel. and that, you know, the vast, vast majority of our military personnel, particularly our marines hold themselves to. >> secretary clinton making these statements and a joint press conference with the algerian foreign minister. this video surfaced out youtube, nbc news is only airing a still image with the mos(o offensive parts, as you can see, blurred out. >>> i want to give a look at other stories topping the news. business canceled because of a winter storm ex
states. >> unfortunately, i've got to leave it there. i've got to get to breaking news from the secretary of state. thank you, gentlemen, so much. and as i was saying, i want to get to this statement from secretary of state hillary clinton. condemning the video of u.s. marines desecrating the bodies of afghan bodies. >> i reflect the views of secretary panetta earlier today. i join him in condemning the deplorable behavior that is reflected in this video. it is absolutely...
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. >>> a deal reached this morning for the blind chinese activist seeking asylum in the united states, the chinese government said that chen guangcheng has the same right to travel aboard as any other citizen of china. chen has been offered a fellowship to study at an american university and government officials say they will accept that travel application. this story has provided heated political fodder for republicans who blasted the obama administration's handling of that case. mitt romney has called the events surrounding chen's release, quote, a dark day for freedom. but secretary of state, hillary clinton, is painting a very different picture. >> progress has been made to help him have the future that he wants. and we will be staying in touch with him as this process moves forward. we have been very clear and very committed. >> nbc's kristen welker joins me now from the white house with more. do we know how long it will take for this application to come to the u.s. to be processed, and does that defuse any of the republican criticisms? >> reporter: well, thomas, on your first poi
. >>> a deal reached this morning for the blind chinese activist seeking asylum in the united states, the chinese government said that chen guangcheng has the same right to travel aboard as any other citizen of china. chen has been offered a fellowship to study at an american university and government officials say they will accept that travel application. this story has provided heated political fodder for republicans who blasted the obama administration's handling of that case. mitt...
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. >> the president of the united states had 90 minutes. now, if he had done his homework and actually prepared and actually studied romney, why didn't he say it? i mean why didn't he take romney head-on? the job of the president is supposed to be competent and be able to stand up for what he believes in and to be able to articulate what's wrong. mitt romney walked over him. >>> right now, president obama is on his way to los angeles for two days of fundraising in california. tonight he'll appear at a star-studded fundraising rally in los angeles where bon jovi, stevie wonder and katy perry, a few of the folks performing there. mitt romney has an event that's about to get under way in florida. a live report from the trail. in just a few moments. and there's also a new poll of likely voters in colorado. that was taken after the debate at the university of denver. that poll shows the president with a four-point edge, 47-43%. more on all of these stories throughout the next two hours. but we start in the sunshine state. where mitt romney will
. >> the president of the united states had 90 minutes. now, if he had done his homework and actually prepared and actually studied romney, why didn't he say it? i mean why didn't he take romney head-on? the job of the president is supposed to be competent and be able to stand up for what he believes in and to be able to articulate what's wrong. mitt romney walked over him. >>> right now, president obama is on his way to los angeles for two days of fundraising in california....